Chris Wilder has refused to rule out the possibility of Ben Woodburn still proving a success at Sheffield United – despite admitting talks may be held with his parent club Liverpool over an early termination of the Welsh international’s loan deal.

Woodburn hasn’t featured for United since November 3’s defeat at Nottingham Forest, which saw him come off the bench for a rare ten-minute cameo.

And Wilder, speaking at his pre-match media briefing before tomorrow’s trip to Brentford, admitted: “The loan hasn’t gone as well as Ben and us would have liked, for various reasons – including the form of Mark Duffy, who’s probably in the best form of his career, and the team as a whole.

“It’s Ben’s first loan out, too, so there are a lot of things to factor in. There’ll be a discussion between us and Liverpool about the best thing for Ben, whether he stays here or not, but there’s still six months to go and he’s still with us. So we’ll see where we are in January.”

“Will he play a part for us between now and January? Who knows. Different things can always happen. Does Duff get injured or do we change it up, or does Ben get an opportunity and grab it with both hands? We’re hoping that’s what happens.”

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